EOSINOPHILIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HELMINTHIASIS

ABDEL FADIL, EMAN EBRAHIM; ISMAIL, MOUSA ABDEL GAWAD M.; MORSY, TOSSON A.

doi:10.12816/0050451

EOSINOPHILIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HELMINTHIASIS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Military Medical Academy Cairo11291, Egypt.

² Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.

³ Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.

10.12816/0050451

Abstract

Eosinophilia (e-o-sin-o-FILL-e-uh) is a higher than normal level of eosinophils. Eosinophils are a type of disease-fighting white blood cell, indicating a parasitic infection, an allergic reaction or cancer. There are blood eosinophilia and tissue eosinophilia. Tissue eosinophilia may be found in samples taken during an exploratory procedure or in samples of
certain fluids, such as mucus released from nasal tissues. If you have tissue eosinophilia, the level of eosinophils in your bloodstream is likely normal. Blood eosinophilia may be detected with a blood test, usually as part of a complete blood count. More than 500 eosinophils per microliter of blood is generally considered eosinophilia in adults. More than 1,500 eosinophils per microliter of blood that lasts for several months is called hypereosinophilia. This reviewed the correlation between high eosinophila and helminthiasis.

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